Biology:Acanthaeschna victoria

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Short description: Species of dragonfly

Thylacine darner
Acanthaeschna victoria.jpg
Male
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Telephlebiidae
Genus: Acanthaeschna
Selys, 1883[3]
Species:
A. victoria
Binomial name
Acanthaeschna victoria
Martin, 1901[2]
Acanthaeschna victoria distribution map.svg

Acanthaeschna victoria, the thylacine darner,[4] is a species of Australian dragonfly in the family Telephlebiidae.[5] It is the only member of the genus Acanthaeschna.[6][7] Acanthaeschna victoria is rare and endemic to coastal areas of both southern and northern New South Wales as well as southern Queensland. Its natural habitat is intertidal marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Acanthaeschna victoria is a large, brown dragonfly with a distinctive dark band on the side of its body that runs from the head to the abdomen.[8] It has clear wings[4] with a small dark stain at the nodus, the joint near the middle of the leading edge of each wing.

Gallery

  • Female

  • Female from below

  • Female showing a broad dark band on the side of her body

  • Eyes

  • Female wings

  • Male wings

References

  1. ↑ Dow, R.A. (2017). "Acanthaeschna victoria". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T43A14255260. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T43A14255260.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/43/14255260. Retrieved 16 November 2021. 
  2. ↑ Martin, Rene (1901). "Les odonates du continent australien" (in fr). Mémoires de la Société Zoologique de France 14: 220–248 [233]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10101230. 
  3. ↑ Selys-Longchamps, E (1883). "Synopsis des Aeschnines. Première partie: Classification." (in fr). Bulletin de la Classe des Science, Académie Royale de Belgique. 3 5: 712–748 [732]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36085936. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. pp. 134. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6. 
  5. ↑ "Species Acanthaeschna victoria Martin, 1901". Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Acanthaeschna_victoria. 
  6. ↑ "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list/. 
  7. ↑ "Genus Acanthaeschna Selys, 1883". Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Acanthaeschna. 
  8. ↑ Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata. Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. pp. 245. ISBN 978-1-74232-475-3. http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/resources/publications/09730AustOdonata.pdf. 

Wikidata ☰ Q307154 entry



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